stendhal/doc/mkdocs/lua/objects/tables.md

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Contents

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Table Manipulation

Global table variable: table

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Description

The following methods have been added to the built-in Lua table table.

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Methods

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table.clean

table.clean (tbl)

• Removes nil values from a table.
• Parameters:
  • tbl: (table) The table to be cleaned.
• Returns: (table)
  • Copy of tbl with nil values removed.

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table.concat

table.concat (tbl1, tbl2)

• Merges the contents of one table into another.
• Parameters:
  • tbl1: (table) The table receiving the new content.
  • tbl2: (table) The table containing the content to be copied.

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table.contains

table.contains (table, o)

• Checks if a table contains a value.
• Parameters:
  • table: (table) Table to be checked.
  • obj: (Object) The object to check for.
• Returns: (bool)
  • true if obj is in table.

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table.join

table.join (table, delim)

• Converts a list of strings into a string.
• Parameters:
  • table: (table) Table to be joined.
  • delim: (string) Character(s) to be used as separator.
• Returns: (string)
  • The resulting string.